About this tour
A 2.5-hour cooking class in Barcelona's Sarrià neighbourhood where you'll shop for ingredients at a traditional market, then prepare paella, pan con tomate and sangría together as a group. You'll learn how to select the freshest produce and cook using a family paella recipe, with lunch included. The focus is on communal cooking — you'll work collaboratively rather than plating individual dishes, mimicking how paella is traditionally shared with family and friends.
Highlights
- Shop and select ingredients at Sarrià Market with guidance on choosing fresh produce
- Learn family-recipe paella technique from a guide experienced in the dish
- Prepare three classic Spanish dishes: paella, pan con tomate, sangría
- Cook and eat together as a group — communal-style rather than individual plating
- Lunch included; taste what you've made
- Warm, inviting kitchen space designed for group collaboration
- Wheelchair accessible with accessible public transport nearby
What to expect
You'll start at Sarrià Market, where your guide will teach you what to look for when buying fresh seafood, vegetables and other paella ingredients — how to assess quality and select the best products. Once you've gathered what you need, you'll move to the cooking space.
Then you'll prepare the three dishes together: the paella itself, pan con tomate (tomato bread), and sangría. Rather than each person making their own, you'll work as one group to create the dishes collaboratively. Your guide will walk you through technique and timing. Once everything's ready, you'll sit down together to eat what you've cooked.
What travellers say
- Market visit teaches practical skills for selecting fresh ingredients
- Collaborative cooking creates a social, communal atmosphere
- Family-recipe paella instruction adds authenticity to the class
- Lunch included lets you taste the finished dishes immediately
- Fully accessible — all areas and transport options wheelchair-friendly
- Group-based cooking means no individual dish to take home
- Requires public transport access; private transport not provided
- 2.5 hours includes market time, so cooking window is limited
Themes summarised by our team from public information about this tour. Verify specifics on the operator's page before booking.
Good to know
This suits anyone wanting hands-on Spanish cooking skills — from solo travellers and families to groups of friends. No prior cooking experience is needed. The market tour and cooking happen in one session, so you'll move between two locations; public transport is nearby and wheelchair accessible. The experience emphasises group participation, so you won't have a plated dish to take home — it's eaten communally during the workshop. Lunch is included. Note that private transportation isn't provided, though the neighbourhood is well-served by public transport. The space is fully wheelchair accessible, and prams, strollers and service animals are welcome.
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